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Pierpaolo Piccioli

Outgoing Creative Director, Valentino

After eight years sharing his role with Maria Grazia Chiuri, he took up the mantle as the Italian maison’s sole creative director.

Pierpaolo Piccioli
Fashion Week

At Paris Couture, History Over Hype

The best collections were a homage to tradition, reverting back to shapes and ideas from the ‘Golden Age’ of the Fifties and Sixties.

Fashion Week

At Paris Couture, History Over Hype

The best collections were a homage to tradition, reverting back to shapes and ideas from the ‘Golden Age’ of the Fifties and Sixties.


Fashion Week

Valentino’s Bygone Glamour

The general impression was a stiffness that felt less modern than the sensuous fluidity of the designs with which Pierpaolo Piccioli seduced the world two years ago.

Fashion Week

Valentino’s Bygone Glamour

The general impression was a stiffness that felt less modern than the sensuous fluidity of the designs with which Pierpaolo Piccioli seduced the world two years ago.


Fashion Week

Valentino’s Seductive Incongruities

Now that the menswear pendulum has swung back to a more formal, tailored approach, Pierpaolo Piccioli has found his feet.

Fashion Week

Valentino’s Seductive Incongruities

Now that the menswear pendulum has swung back to a more formal, tailored approach, Pierpaolo Piccioli has found his feet.


Workplace & Talent

Designers to Watch in 2020

These under-the-radar names have made a big impact playing second-fiddle to some of the industry’s top talents. Who is poised for a starring role?

Workplace & Talent

Designers to Watch in 2020

These under-the-radar names have made a big impact playing second-fiddle to some of the industry’s top talents. Who is poised for a starring role?


Financial Markets

Deals of the Decade

BoF identifies the 10 most transformative partnerships of the past 10 years.

Financial Markets

Deals of the Decade

BoF identifies the 10 most transformative partnerships of the past 10 years.


Partner Content

At Moncler, Embedding Reinvention

Chairman and CEO Remo Ruffini shares with BoF how he built a company culture flexible enough to consistently reinvent itself — and ambitious enough to reimagine industry operating models for the digital age.

Partner Content

At Moncler, Embedding Reinvention

Chairman and CEO Remo Ruffini shares with BoF how he built a company culture flexible enough to consistently reinvent itself — and ambitious enough to reimagine industry operating models for the digital age.


Luxury

Moncler’s Genius Talent Pipeline: Who Should be Next?

The luxury outerwear brand’s innovative marketing model relies on a constant rotation of buzzy talent. BoF spotlights potential future candidates.

Luxury

Moncler’s Genius Talent Pipeline: Who Should be Next?

The luxury outerwear brand’s innovative marketing model relies on a constant rotation of buzzy talent. BoF spotlights potential future candidates.


Marketing

Why It’s So Hard to Adopt the Moncler Genius Model

For a rapid-fire collaborations marketing strategy to work, a brand needs more than a highly synchronised plan. It needs the right core product.

Marketing

Why It’s So Hard to Adopt the Moncler Genius Model

For a rapid-fire collaborations marketing strategy to work, a brand needs more than a highly synchronised plan. It needs the right core product.


Luxury

Case Study | Inside Moncler’s ‘Genius’ Strategy

In our latest in-depth report, BoF examines how the Italian brand’s limited-edition monthly drops became one of the most compelling new models for luxury.

Luxury

Case Study | Inside Moncler’s ‘Genius’ Strategy

In our latest in-depth report, BoF examines how the Italian brand’s limited-edition monthly drops became one of the most compelling new models for luxury.


News & Analysis

Chika, Rapper and Activist: On Inclusivity

The twenty-two-year-old queer, plus-size, rap phenomenon shares her thoughts on fashion’s attempts at inclusivity — and what the sector needs to do to connect with a woke Generation Z.

News & Analysis

Chika, Rapper and Activist: On Inclusivity

The twenty-two-year-old queer, plus-size, rap phenomenon shares her thoughts on fashion’s attempts at inclusivity — and what the sector needs to do to connect with a woke Generation Z.


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The people shaping the global fashion industry, curated by the editors of The Business of Fashion, based on nominations and on-the-ground intelligence from around the world.

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